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Kepler was a retired space telescope launched by NASA whose mission was to seek signs of other Earth-like planets. “NASA’s elite planet-hunting spacecraft” is what it was commonly known as. It was launched on March 7, 2009, as part of humanity’s quest to find life beyond Earth. During its nine-plus years of service, this sun-orbiting…

Not everything goes on forever. Be it your period of happiness, sadness, success, the supply of your favorite food or your favorite television series. But that is not the case with Pi. Pi goes on forever. Pi is a numerical constant that is the superstar of mathematics and by extension physics. Its importance cannot be…

MESSIER MARATHON A messier marathon is a star gazing where we try to spot all one hundred ten objects in one night. Although it is a difficult task, it is doable with some stargazing organizations offering certificates to those completing the marathon. WHAT ARE MESSIER OBJECT When Edmund Halley hypothesized that the bright comet that…

On behalf of SPACE India, We hold immense pleasure to celebrate one of the biggest annual festival National Science Day and pay homage day to Sir C.V. Raman, India’s first Nobel laureate in the field of Science for his famous “Raman Effect”. “Real growth of a country was in hearts, minds, bodies, and souls of…

Who was Nicolaus Copernicus? Nicolaus Copernicus, or Mikolaj Kopernik (as he would have been known in his native town, was born on 19th February 1473 in the town of Thorn (or Torun in native language), Prussia. He was named after his father with the same name. Later, he changed his name to the Latin version,…

On November 28, 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Anthony Hewish have done discovery of Pulsars which was the first discovered pulsar- a fast rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation of the pulsar can only be observed when the beam is pointing toward the earth, for example, we could only…

In this age of technology, almost every new comet discovery belongs to a robotic discoverer like PanSTARRS. Thus, once in a new moon, when the news of a comet discovery by some amateur astronomer comes to light, you cannot help but feel inspired. Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto | Starting 2019 with some spark On 18th December…

Most planets have comparably simple incidents of discovery. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were visible since forever. When Galileo observed Jupiter and Saturn for the first time he uncovered their true nature. Same is true for Venus and Mars. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel while he was observing the Sky. And Earth, well we…

“I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him.” Quoted by a knowledgeable man and 15th February 1564 is the date he was born on, Galileo Galilei. Knowledge is power and curiosity is a powerful feeling. So let’s celebrate curiosity in all its glory. Galileo: Inventions | Biography |Thoughts cannot…

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster: February 1st, 2003, world rose to the news of Columbia space shuttle being telecasted on almost every news channel all around the globe but this time the nature of the news wasn’t celebratory. Columbia space shuttle was NASA’s first space-related orbiter which first launched on April 12, 1981. Till its last voyage,…